By now you know that I am fussy when it comes to my real estate stalking. Fussy, fussy, fussy and hard to please. Not quite right, bad photos, I need more photos please, house is amazing furniture is deplorable or no furniture at all! Can’t quite put my finger on it listings with something that has me nodding “yes”. This week’s leftovers include an OTT art deco complex with a bathroom of greenest green, a two storey penthouse that is chaotic and classy, a couple of small pools that caught my eye and a 60’s iconic house that needs to be saved not bulldozed by developers. All via realestate.com.au.

Found pieces, high with low, beautiful furniture and layers of texture. Neutral palette or rich tones it’s all about refined American style devoid of cliché but still familiar, classic. Sophisticated yet relaxed, a stylish ease. Tailored and timeless. Interiors by Mark Cunningham.

A crazy busy day with tears and tantrums and teeth nashing and then this. Beauty through the lens of photographer Jeroen van der Spek via STILLSTARS.

I’m always fascinated by large additions to modest suburban homes. Don’t get me wrong.  By maintaining the facade the streetscape is preserved, the original house is “recycled” and resources are not wasted, the designs are often stylish and provide day to day living solutions but sometimes I feel like the house is turned to a mirror saying “Does my butt look big in this?” Link here while it lasts.

Where else do you set up the offices of an agency specializing in the creation, management and promotion of top fashion brand ecommerce but an old shirt factory? Diana Corp.‘s head offce in the Padua region of Italy mixes vintage with modern, recycled with original pieces. The company’s creative director Margherita Silvestri guided the renovation from abandoned factory to fab office. A creative company in a creative work place.